In the Tuesday, July 23 meeting of the Pierce County Council, the council received notice that Pat McCarthy, Pierce County Executive had signed ordinance 2013-18, placing the McMillian Bridge on the Register of Historic Places.

Today in response, the Washington State Department of Transportation recognized that status by taking the demolition of the bridge off their project plans for a new bridge across the carbon River on SR162. The McMillan bridge was a one of a kind structure designed by engineer Homer M. Hadley.

The demolition has been stopped, but that does not necessarily mean the bridge will remain in place. The Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Puyallup Tribe have supported removal of the structure. The new bridge is already funded and slated to have construction begin next Spring.

More detail in the story by the News Tribune, Historic McMillin Bridge outside of Orting may be saved.